Gavin Liddle (born 9 May 1963) is an English former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who made 33 appearances in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

playing as a full back for

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington under ...

in the 1980s. He also played

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for clubs including

Spennymoor United Spennymoor United Association Football Club was an association football club based in Spennymoor, County Durham, England. History Spennymoor United Association Football Club was formed in 1904 as an amalgamation of Spennymoor Town and Weardale ...

, Bishop Auckland,

Harrogate Town Harrogate Town A.F.C. is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed the Sulphurites, due to the ...

, Birtley Town, Washington Nissan, and Red House WMC. He went into coaching and management at a local level, as

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of Birtley Town, manager of Harrogate Town, coach and then for four years manager of Washington Nissan, with whom he won two

Wearside League The Wearside Football League is a non-league football competition based in northern England. It consists of three divisions which sits at steps 7 to 9 (or levels 11 to 13) of the National League System and is a feeder to the Northern League Divi ...

titles, and manager of Prudhoe.

References

1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Houghton-le-Spring Footballers from Tyne and Wear English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Hartlepool United F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Spennymoor United A.F.C. players Bishop Auckland F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Sunderland Nissan F.C. players English Football League players Northern Football League players Northern Premier League players English football managers Harrogate Town A.F.C. managers Birtley Town F.C. players {{England-footy-defender-1960s-stub